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Big Questions From Little People . . . Answered By Some Very Big People
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Big Questions From Little People . . . Answered By Some Very Big People
Gemma Elwin Harris
Over 100 real questions from children, answered by some of our best-loved and most knowledgeable experts. In aid of the NSPCC.
3 in stock
£8.99
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Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780571337750
Date Published
04.05.2017
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Summary
Why is the sea salty? How far away is space? Why can’t I tickle myself? Why can’t we live forever?
Children ask the most interesting and challenging questions. But how are we supposed to answer them…?
At last! Expert answers to those big questions children ask, with help from: Sir David Attenborough Heston Blumenthal Kate Humble Alain de Botton Philip Pullman Dr Richard Dawkins Bear Grylls Dame Jacqueline Wilson Jarvis Cocker Dame Kelly Holmes Noam Chomsky Jessica Ennis Derren Brown Miranda Hart Tracey Emin Harry Hill A C Grayling Dr Christian Jessen and many more!
Critic Reviews
Perfect for kids who ask 'Why?'
Dan Snow
Critic Reviews
The whole family will be hooked.
Sunday Times Style Magazine
Critic Reviews
You'll learn something . . . your kids will learn something. Works a treat.
Financial Times
Gemma ElwinHarris
Gemma Elwin Harris is a magazine editor and writer who has worked inNew York, Sydney, Bologna, Milan, Paris, London and Edinburgh. She haswritten for Time Out London & New York, The List, Gourmet Travellerand many in-flight titles. In a previous life she was an advertisingcreative. Big Questions from Little People is her first book, inspiredby two curious nieces.
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